Tevez’s Welcome

“Why not? He has a contract,” Mancini, who fell out with
Tevez earlier this season, was cited as saying by the newspaper.
“And he is a good player.”

Barca Wants Luiz

Chelsea defender David Luiz is an off-season target for
Barcelona even after a turbulent career since joining the
Premier League team 14 months ago, the Daily Mirror reported.

The Brazilian is at the top of Barcelona’s shopping list as
it seeks a center-half, left-back and striker, the Mirror said.
The Spanish club will probably have to transfer players before
it can buy, the Mirror added.

No Juventus Move

“A future in Italy? You have to consider he has a non-EU
passport and that would make it difficult for him to arrive in
Serie A,” the Express cited Martina as saying. “I can assure
you that I have never spoken with Juventus about Nemanja.”

The 35-year-old Neville, who played 59 times for England,
has won respect for his role as Everton captain and has already
been involved with England’s under-21 squad, the paper added.

Ferdinand, Terry

Hodgson plans to speak to Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand
within the next week about the defender playing for England at
next month’s European Championship, the Independent reported.

Hodgson has made it one of his priorities to find out if
Ferdinand would be able to play in the same team as Chelsea’s
John Terry, who faces court July 9 on charges of racially
abusing Ferdinand’s younger brother Anton, the Independent said.

Harry History

Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp, who had been the bookmakers’
favorite for the England job, said he doesn’t expect to get the
chance to manage the national team in the future following
Hodgson’s appointment, the Sun reported.

“I don’t think it will ever happen now,” the Sun cited
Redknapp as saying after Spurs beat Bolton 4-1 last night. “I’m
fed up of hearing my name mentioned now. I’m history with that
job. Roy deserves it, he’s got it and I’m sure he’ll make a
great job of it.”